Culture

Today, I read an article called "Chinese New Year- year of the ox" about the chinese new year. The chinese new year is kind of like our new year but it starts on january 26th and has animals representing it. The new year traditions and festivites start on the darkest day of the month and go until the moon is brigher, which is usually around the 15 day of the month. The chinese hold close to them their new year celebration because the new year is one of the most important celebrations in the chinese culture. "At Chinese New Year celebrations people wear red clothes, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children "lucky money" in red envelopes." I think that it is very cool that the chinese all unite on this special day with the color red. It shows that they have unity and really care about their culture. The chinese hold close to them this celebration and look forward to it every year. It very cool to look how closely related different cultures can be and also how vastly different they can be.

Hartman, H. "Chinese new year-the year of the ox." infoplease.